Health and Safety (Miscellaneous Fees Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996

Regulation 3

SCHEDULE 1 Schedule to be substituted for Schedule 4 to the Notification of New Substances Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1994

Regulation 24

“SCHEDULE 4 Fees for Notifications etc.

Column 1	Column 2
Subject matter	Fee payable
For the evaluation of a notification under regulation 4 (“base set”) (See Note 1)	£6,090 (+£350 VAT)
For the evaluation of information provided under regulation 5(1)(a)	£2,000
For the evaluation of information provided under regulation 5(1)(b)	£4,200
For the evaluation of information provided under regulation 5(1)(c)	£3,500
For a notification under regulation 6 (see Note 2)— (a) quantity of the new substance equal to or more than 100 kg (regulation 6(1))	£1,170 (+£87·50 VAT)
(b) quantity of the new substance up to 100 kg (regulation 6(2))	£915 (+£87·50 VAT)
For an application made by a notifier for an exemption relating to him under regulation 23	£2,000
Note 1. Rebate where an adequate draft risk assessment is included	£2,000 (and £350 VAT)
Note 2. Rebate where an adequate draft risk assessment is included	£500 (and £87·50 VAT)”

Regulation 4

SCHEDULE 2

For regulation 22 of the Genetically Modified Organisms (Contained Use) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1994 there shall be substituted—

“Fees for notifications

22.— (1) Fees shall be payable in accordance with paragraph (2) by a notifier to the Department in relation to any matter referred to in that paragraph.

(2) The fees referred to in paragraph (1) shall be—

(a) subject to sub-paragraph (b), on each notification of the intention to use premises for activities involving genetic modification for the first time under regulation 8, £70·15;

(b) on each notification of the intention to use premises for activities involving genetic modification for the first time, where a consent is required under regulation 8(3), £87·15;

(c) subject to sub-paragraph (d), on each notification of individual activities involving genetic modification under regulation 9, £106·65;

(d) on each notification of individual activities involving genetic modification for which a consent is required under regulation 9(5), £217·25.

(3) This regulation shall not apply to any notification made for the purposes of regulation 24(1) or (3) (which relates to transitional provisions).”